SOLO flight rules

Yes, some do have all of that. Here is a current listing:

"BELL HELICOPTER SWASHPLATE OUTER RING ASSY.Part Number
540-011-404-5.Inspected,and yellow tagged as servicable,by the Corpus
Christy Army Depot.Has Inspector's stamp on the Yellow Tag." - Current
Price = $35 (Item number: 2453199587).

Then again, all of that "yellow tag" stuff is meaningless to someone
who builds and flys experimental. I tried to find the listing for the
$500 hub, but it has expired.

Does anybody need a new transmission? Try this one for $1326:

"BELL HELICOPTER 0H-58 SERIES MAIN TRANSMISSION.Part Number
206-040-003-5,Serial # BLW-1833.Removed from service 9 July,1991,with
failure code # 804 = No Defect.Was removed because the helicopter was
being upgraded to AH-1P configuration,which required the 4 stage
plantary transmission.Unit will require inspection,and possible
repairs prior to return to service.NOTE!! TOTAL TIME IS 2524.0
HOURS,TIME SINCE OVERHAUL = 531.0 HOURS. COMPLETE HISTORICAL RECORDS
ATTACHED" - (Item number: 2453345640).

And there is more, but I'll let you find them yourself.

No thanks on the bridges. I don't need them. I have a helicopter.

Dennis.





"Bob" wrote:

Dennis...

$500? That is what I'd call cheap too. Particularly if the time remaining
to overhaul is adequate, the service life remaining of life limited parts is
adequate, the hub is accompanied by a complete and authentic historical
record documenting all of the above, it is free of incidents or damage
requiring re-certification, and therefore also has a servicable (Yellow) tag
attached to it. That of course, would be signed off by an FAA certified and
authorized indvidual or entity qualified to make such a servicability
determination. By the way, I've got a couple of bridges for sale here in
N.Y.C. Are you interested?
Bob V.



Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

"A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work.
A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work.
A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work."

To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using
them to put Americans out of work, visit the following
web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news
video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm

Dennis...

I must say that I'm beginnging to enjoy our little give and take here.
Herein lies more "on sale" wisdom. NO MILITARY or EX-MILITARY aircraft
parts are certified for use on civilian aircraft. The reason being that
military aircraft fly beyond the allowable civilian flight dynamics
envelope. That means that they operate in mission profiles that exceed
flight manual and certification limits published in FAA Approved flight
manuals and Type Certificate Data sheets for similar CIVILIAN aircraft.
Some of these do make for interesting conversation pieces as wall hangings
or things like lamps in a civilian market. Once upon a time here in New York
there was a radio raffic reporter named Jane Dornacker. She and her pilot
crashed into the Hudson River during a broadcast traffic report. I just
happened to be listening to WNBC at that precise time. Jane Dornacker was
killed.. Subsequent investigation revealed that the Enstrom helicopter they
were flying in had an ex-military clutch installed which happened to fail
causing loss of power to the rotor. Do a GOOGLE search on her name and you
will eventually find the story. I hope that others in this forum may also
benefit by some of the things that I tell you, because whatever I tell you,
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK.

That's a nice fact to know about military parts. Nevertheless, you
will find all sorts of interesting stuff on ebay. Some of it brand
new. Most used. I saw a supersonic "blue angels" type fighter jet on
there a while back that was going for about $150K. Stuff is sold at
auction so if nobody else wants it, you can get it cheap.

I'm not sure what happened to the traffic reporter. The pilot should
have been able to do an autorotation if he had loss of engine power.
Then again, being a traffic reporter, he may very well have been
flying out of the envelope.

Dennis H.


"Bob" wrote:

Dennis...

I must say that I'm beginnging to enjoy our little give and take here.
Herein lies more "on sale" wisdom. NO MILITARY or EX-MILITARY aircraft
parts are certified for use on civilian aircraft. The reason being that
military aircraft fly beyond the allowable civilian flight dynamics
envelope. That means that they operate in mission profiles that exceed
flight manual and certification limits published in FAA Approved flight
manuals and Type Certificate Data sheets for similar CIVILIAN aircraft.
Some of these do make for interesting conversation pieces as wall hangings
or things like lamps in a civilian market. Once upon a time here in New York
there was a radio raffic reporter named Jane Dornacker. She and her pilot
crashed into the Hudson River during a broadcast traffic report. I just
happened to be listening to WNBC at that precise time. Jane Dornacker was
killed.. Subsequent investigation revealed that the Enstrom helicopter they
were flying in had an ex-military clutch installed which happened to fail
causing loss of power to the rotor. Do a GOOGLE search on her name and you
will eventually find the story. I hope that others in this forum may also
benefit by some of the things that I tell you, because whatever I tell you,
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK.



Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

"A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work.
A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work.
A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work."

To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using
them to put Americans out of work, visit the following
web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news
video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm

I didn't know there were any miitary Enstroms. What did they do
with these?

Bart

Bob wrote:
the Enstrom helicopter they
were flying in had an ex-military clutch installed which happened to fail
causing loss of power to the rotor.

Bart go to the attached link and scroll down to the F-28 shark.

http://www.enstromhelicopter.com/company/history.html\

Bob

Sorry That is 280-FX Shark

Bob

When a "clutch" (freewheeling unit) locks up, your rotor stops turning.

Bob

Hi Bob, I would have thought the clutch has to lock up to transmit
torque from the engine, if it dosen't release when the engine fails, then
you have a problem.

Cheers Cam..

"Bob" wrote in message
...
When a "clutch" (freewheeling unit) locks up, your rotor stops turning.

Bob

Pretty spiffy, I never knew that. The 280Fx was the first helicopter
I ever flew.

Bart

Bob wrote:
Sorry That is 280-FX Shark

Bob

"Bob" wrote in message . ..
When a "clutch" (freewheeling unit) locks up, your rotor stops turning.

Bob

Bob,
The flight manual he purchased on eBay must have been missing the
chapter on free-wheeling clutches!
Regards,
Andy